Name: French Daiquiri
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Gold rum (1-3yo blended); 20 ml Blk raspberry liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 8 drop Daiquiri bitters; 3 drop Saline solution 4:1

French Daiquiri
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Gold rum (1-3 years old pot & column blend)
²⁄₃ oz	Black raspberry liqueur (e.g. Chambord)
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1 oz	Pineapple juice
8 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters optional
3 drop	Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of pineapple wedge on rim.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A classic Daiquiri made fruity with the addition of black raspberry liqueur and pineapple juice.

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Variant:

Riffs & variations on the French Martini with other spirits and liqueurs.

History:

A riff on the French Martini created in 2009 by yours truly for Charlotte Ashburner, then UK brand manager of Chambord liqueur. Revisited and rebalanced in July 2024.

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Nutrition:

One serving of French Daiquiri contains 221 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
16.06% alc./vol. (16.06° proof)
20.1 grams of pure alcohol

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C.A. Mat

19th May 2023 at 03:53

A tasty drink suitable for a warm evening. Slightly on the dry side, but overall relatively light, despite the amount of rum. Unfortunately made without the bitters. I'll have to try the French martini next.

susan tanswell

28th March 2022 at 14:40

I followed the Pineapple martini with this French Daiquiri: very good, but not as good as the martini.

Peter Shaw

29th June 2021 at 06:37

Yum! Nice alternative to the French Martini (in case you have spare pineapple juice).
The Angostura White rum is perfect in a straight Daiquiri; an alternative (if you like a bit more of a rum "punch") is the Santisima Trinidad de Cuba - goes well in a Hemingway Daiquiri as well.